# NTSB NYC67D0489: Cessna 150, N3976J, Sewell, NJ, January 22, 1967

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: January 22, 1967
- Place: Sewell, NJ · SEWELL, NJ
- Location: 39.7692° N, 75.1447° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Sewell, NJ, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=39.7692&lon=-75.1447&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Standing](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/150) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 4 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report June 14, 1967
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 119072
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=NYC67D0489
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0489

## NTSB brief (aircraft 2)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0045  67/1/22    SEWELL,NJ           PIPER J3            CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N7496H              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE 60, 8500 TOTAL HOURS,
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  2                            4000 IN TYPE, NOT
                                                                                                   INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    TAKEOFF: INITIAL CLIMB
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           DUAL STUDENT - FAILED TO MAINTAIN DIRECTIONAL CONTROL
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE SUPERVISION OF FLIGHT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - PRECAUTIONARY LANDING ON AIRPORT
                                  SUSPECTED MECHANICAL DISCREPANCY
        REMARKS- N7496H T/O NE SIDE RNWY 31,VEERED LEFT,STRUCK N3976J PARKED SW EDGE RNWY 31.RNWY 31 UNDER REPAIR.
```

## NTSB brief (aircraft 1)

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
2-0045  67/1/22    SEWELL,NJ           CESSNA 150          CR-  0  0  2  INSTRUCTIONAL             COMMERCIAL, FL.INSTR.,
        TIME - 1500                    N3976J              PX-  0  0  0  DUAL                      AGE UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  2                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - PITMAN
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           COLLISION WITH AIRCRAFT: ONE AIRBORNE                    STATIC: IDLING ENGINE(S)
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: PILOT OF OTHER AIRCRAFT
        FACTOR(S)
           AIRPORTS/AIRWAYS/FACILITIES - AIRPORT CONDITIONS: OTHER
        REMARKS- N7496H T/O NE SIDE RNWY 31,VEERED LEFT,STRUCK N3976J PARKED SW EDGE RNWY 31.RNWY 31 UNDER REPAIR.
```

## Aircraft 1

- Registration: [N3976J](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N3976J-2002-01-04), registration cancelled 2002-01-04, S/N 15065276, built 1966 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 150
- Registry model: [Cessna 150G](https://openairdocs.org/model/cessna-150g) (registry code 2071816) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental 0-200 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-0-200-series) (registry code 17020, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Pitman

## Aircraft 2

- Registration: [N7496H](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7496H-2014-11-18), registration cancelled 2014-11-18, S/N 20765, built 1946 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: PIPER J3
- Registry model: [Piper J3C-65](https://openairdocs.org/model/piper-j3c-65) (registry code 7100510) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: [Continental A&C65 series](https://openairdocs.org/engine/continental-a-c65-series) (registry code 17003, reciprocating) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Minor damage
- Airport: Pitman

## Other investigations on N3976J (2)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB DIA69D0049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/DIA69D0049), Jul 24, 1968: Cessna 150 (N3976J), Middletown, DE, substantial damage
- [NTSB NYC67D0699](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/NYC67D0699), Apr 29, 1967: Cessna 150 (N3976J), Sewell, NJ, substantial damage

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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